Nonpermanent

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not permanent not-comparable

    "[…] lengthy negotiations continued through Friday on a series of amendments from three of the Security Council’s nonpermanent members, South Africa, Indonesia and Qatar."

Example

More examples

"[…] lengthy negotiations continued through Friday on a series of amendments from three of the Security Council’s nonpermanent members, South Africa, Indonesia and Qatar."

Etymology

From non- + permanent.

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